Loose leaf holder and display device



June 2, 1959 J. T. DAVIES LOOSE LEAF HOLDER AND DISPLAY DEVICE FiledOct. 23, 1956 I INVENTOR. JOHN T. DFIV/ES 2,889,036 LOOSE LEAF HULDERAND DISPLAY DEVICE John T. Davies, Minneapolis, Minn. ApplicationOctober 23, 1956, Serial No. 617,835 4 Claims. (Cl. 206-452) Thisinvention relates to containers for a multiplicity of loose leaf sheetsor leaves, and more particularly to a combined holder and display devicefor loose sheets retained therein.

It is an important object of the invention to provide a novel andefiicient holder and display device for loose sheets wherein the sheetsmay be viewed consecutively and shifted therein without disturbing theorder in which the sheets are arranged.

It is another object of the invention to provide a covered retainer forloose sheets or leaves in which the outermost sheet becomes exposed uponremoval of the cover for the container.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a structure of theclass described wherein the cover for the display container is capableof conversion into an easel for the container with the cover inverted toprovide an extra container during use.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will more fullyappear from the following description, made in connection with theaccompanying drawing, wherein like reference characters refer to thesame parts throughout the several views and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my combined display box and supportingcover in closed condition, hidden portions being shown in dotted line;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the box or container portion of myinvention, the framed opening exposing a front sheet and the top flangebeing raised to show the conformation of the rear wall openings;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cover portion of my invention, theopen bottom thereof being inverted to uppermost position; and

Figure 4 is a reduced perspective view of my invention showing the coverhingedly secured to the container and providing an easel and additionalcontainer for retaining loose leaves or sheets.

With continued reference to the drawing, Fig. 1 shows my holder anddisplay device, indicated generally by the numeral 11 in closedcondition with the contents thereof protected and incapable of viewing.The cover thereof is indicated generally at 11 and is adapted to slideover the top of the box or container 12 in snug or interfittingrelation. Fig. 2 shows the box or container 12 alone, and shows theconformation thereof which makes possible the cooperative functionshereinafter disclosed. The container 12 is generally rectangular inshape having a front wall 13 with a viewing area 12 which may be merelya rectangular opening of lesser dimension than the front wall 13 withthe margin thereof providing a frame 15 for exposing the foremost of aplurality of sheets 16 to view. It is understood, of course, that theopening 14 may also constitute a viewing area in which the front wall 13is provided with a transparent structure to serve the same purpose.Where the sheets 16 are adapted to be written upon by a user, then thepreferred structure is the opening. The container 12 also has a rearwall 17 and side walls 18 secured to a bottom wall 19, as shown in Fig.2.

2,889,036 Patented June 2, 1959 In order to facilitate shifting of thesheets 16, the upper corners of the front wall 13 may be diagonally cutaway at 20. Similarly, the upper edge 21 of side walls 18 are angulateddownwardly from the upper edge 22 of the rear wall 17 to meet thediagonal cut portion 20 at each side. A flange 23 may be formed with, orsecured to, the rear wall 17 so as to be swingable on the top edge line22 in a forward and rearward direction. Fastening means in the container12 may comprise openings 24 of inverted T conformation in the form shownand extending slightly beyond the top edge line 22 as shown.

The cover member 11 is shown alone in Fig. 3 and comprises a rear wall25 (shown in forward position in Fig. 3 an enclosed top 19a (shown inbottom position in Fig. 3), front wall 26, and side walls 27. The coveris of rectangular conformation and slightly larger in crosssectionaldimension than that of the box or container 12 so as to slidablyinterfit thereover in close relation. The lower front edge 28 of thefront wall 26 may coincide with the bottom 19 of the container 12 whenthe cover and container are in closed relation, as in Fig. l. The rearedge 29 of the cover is recessed at the bottom and the bottom edges 30of side walls 27 may be angulated from edge 28 to edge 29, as shown inFigs. 1 and 3. Secured to the rear wall 25 at the lower edge 29 are apair of tabs 31 having T-shaped conformation and adapted to interfit inkeyed relation with the openings 24 in the rear wall 17 of container 12.The upper edges 32 of the tabs 51 may coincide with bottom 19 ofcontainer 12 so that they will not extend beyond the rectangularsurfaces of the enclosed structure shown in Fig. 1 and thereby besubject to bending and tearing.

The sheets 16 may be divided in several portions in my arrangement. Tothis end, a divider 33 may be positioned medially of the container 12and in parallel relation with rear wall 17 and front wall 13. Dualcompartments are thus created in the container.

In use, the combined holder and display device will normally have theappearance of Fig. 1 with sheets disposed in loose and flat conditiontherein. The sheets may comprise book pages, blank forms, note paper,sheet music, and any other forms of blank and printed sheet material.

During use of the holder as a display unit, the cover member 27 isslidably removed from container 12 and the tabs 31 are inserted in theopenings 24 as shown in Fig. 4. The cover 27 is then bent rearwardly incontact with the flange 23 and with the tabs 31 in keyed relation withthe openings 24. The open bottom of the cover 27 thus becomes an opentop in its inverted relation and cover 27 is also adapted to receive aportion of the sheets 16. The foremost of the sheets adjacent theviewing area in the front wall 13 may be read or written upon in theposition shown in Fig. 4. When it is desired to remove the front sheet,it is slid upwardly and may be grasped at the corner created by theangulated edges 20 and 21. The sheet may be placed in the rearcompartment formed by divider 33 or may be placed within the cover 27.If the pages 16 constitute book sheets printed on both sides, then suchpages may be numbered consecutively on the outward facing sides of allthe sheets up to a given numher with a continuation of consecutivenumberings from the given number on the opposed facing sides of thesheets. Thus, when the entire quantity of sheets 16 in the foremostposition in container 12 have been removed rearwardly, they may beinverted in their entirety and again consecutively viewed and removed asbefore.

It may thus be seen that I have devised a novel loose leaf holder anddisplay device wherein the cover portion cooperatively functions as aneasel as well as an additional container during use.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes the open bottomthereof becoming a top opening for may be made in the form, details,arrangement and proreceiving sheets. portion of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of 3. The subject matter set forth in claim 2,wherein one my invention. 7 of the lower edges of said cover is recededand said tabs What I claim is: extend normally downward therefrom.

l. A combined display box and supporting cover com- 4. A loose leafholder and display device comprising prising, a rectangular box havingan open top, a rear wall, an open-topped generally rectangular containerfor bold and a front wall with a viewing area formed therein, said ing amultiplicity of sheets in flat contact, said container box being adaptedto receive and h ld a stack f flat having a front wall with a viewingarea formed therein sheets with the outermost sheet exposed to view atsaid 10 and also having a back wall with an upper edge portion, area,fastening means adjacent the upper edge of said rear a generallyrectangular cover of slightly larger cross sec- Wall of the box, arectangular cover having an open bottional dimension than that of thecontainer, said cover tom, said cover being adapted to slide over andclosely having an open bottom and being slidably mounted on inten'itwith said rectangular box, and fastening means adthe container wherebyto enclose the open top and viewjacent a lower edge of said cover andkeyedly secured in ing area thereof, the cover having a back wall with ahinging relation with the fastening means on the box, lower edge portionand in overlying relation with the whereby said cover alternately, maybe swung to inverted back wall of the container, the back walls having,adposition rearwardly of the box to provide an easel thercjacent theiredge portions, slidably interfitable fastening for and the openbottomthereof becoming a top opening means permissive of flexing to provide ahinge between for receiving sheets and may he slid into encompassing thecontainer and cover whereby to permit the cover to relation with thebox. swing to inverted position to create an easel for the 2. A combineddisplay box and supporting cover comcontainer.

7 prising, a rectangular box havmg an open top, a rear wall, ReferencesCited in the file of this patent box being adapted to receive and hold astack of flat UNITED STATES PATENTS sheets with the outermost sheetexposed to view the said 1, 57,942 Spaldo Jan. 31, 1928 area, a flangehingedly attached to the upper edge of the 1,321,960 Brooks Sept. 8,1931 rear wall of said box, said rear wall having openings 1, 25, 19Whitehead Sept. 29, 1931 formed therethrough adjacent said flange, arectangular 1,971, 84 Hoppe Aug. 28, 1934 cover having an open bottom,said cover encompassing 2,011,410 Jones Aug. 13, 1935 and closelyinterfitting with said rectangular box, and 2,046,751 Reichel July 7,1936 tabs formed on the lower edge of said cover, said tabs 2,35 ,802Glover Sept. 26, 1944 being capable of interfitting with said openingswhereby ,503,379 Davis Apr. 11, 1950 of the box with the flange betweenthe box rear wall and FOREIGN PATENTS the cover and thereby provide aneasel for the box and 638,942 Great Britain June 21, 1950

